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APPLIED
TACTIC!
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P
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E S E A RMY
TRANSLATION
OF
JAPANESE MANUAL
REVISED 1938 PACIFIC UNIT MID. WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER,
1943
3
24-39603ABC
APPLIED- TACTICS Translation of "Oyo Tenjutsu No Tanko", Revised 1938, a Reference Manual on Applied Tactics adopted for use in the Japanese Military Academy. Distribution includes: No.
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Chapter
I.
COMPOSITION AND EXAMPLES
OF ,
ESTIMATES AND DECISIONS Section I. Composition
< 1 l
II.
Examples 2-7 2 Chapter II EXAMPLES OF PUNS Section I. Plan for a Division Route March-8 10
II.
Division Plan of Attack-9 11
III.
Division Plan of Attack (with Battle Map) 10 14
IV. Division Plan for Defense.
-— 11 17
V. Division Plan for River Crossing
12 19
VI.
Cavalry Brigade Reconnaissance Plan—
,-— 13 23
VII.
Plan for Employment
of
Division Artillery——
- 14 28
VIII.
Plan for Employment
of
Artillery
Fire*
r—>--
- 15 29
DC.
Plan for Employment of Fire
by a
Field Artillery Battalion—
16 30
1
X.
Plan for Employment
of
the
Air
Units
of an
Army
17 34
XI.
Plan of Employment of Air Groups
18 35
Chapter III. EXAMPLES
OF
VARIOUS ORDERS Section I, General—~.-
-r
19 36
II.
Reconnaissance-
20- 25 36
III.
March and Security
,
26-32
44
IV.
Meeting Engagements^-r—-v
— 33 - 44
55
V. Attack
of an
Organized Position-
45 - 55 65
VI.
Defense
of a
Position
^
56-
62
64
VII,
Pursuit
— 63- 70 100
VIII.
Withdrawal
— — 71- 72 106
IX.
Billeting and Security
-r 73 - 79 109
X. Transportation
- 80- 83 119
XI.
Routine Orders-84-
- 85 125
Chapter IV. FIELD SERVICE Section I. Marches
—
•.
86- 93 127
II.
Computations Pertaining
to
Messengers
<- 94- 96 136
III.
Framing
and
Issuing Orders——
97- 98 139
IV. Bivouacs
99 141
V. Means
of
Communication——~—-— 100
-
101
142
VI.
Supply
--
102
-
127
144
Chapter V. FIRING Section I. Infantry
--
128
-
132
170
II.
Artillery
- 133-
157
176
Chapter VI. AIRCRAFT, GAS, TANKS, SEARCHLIGHTS Section I. Aircraft 158
-
166
197
II.
Gas <--167 203
III.
Tanks—
-
168
-
170
204
IV. Searchlights—
—171 207
II
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